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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1915
Page
5
Preparations have been made for the greatest May Sale of spring suits in the store’s history. Wool serge gabardine pop lin and novelty weaves plus silk poplins and chatter cloth are offered below original value. Save $10 or more on suits with snappy short coats and flare skirts in the military braid trimmed style. many wash suits also included. Don’t miss this sale.
Our May sale features a wide line of fashionable hats at popular prices. We have a history of strong sales and present extra special values with hats priced at 2.00 3.00 4.00 5.00 and many models at 7.50. This sale invites you to choose from a tall assortment during the height of the season.
Time to Look After Your Summer Dresses The warm weather demands that you wear Kool Klothes We are showing a line of summer dresses that combine comfort with style and quality We have begun to sell these dresses and the praise is strong They are more reasonably priced than before Taffeta silk poplins and other silks are shown for dinner and evening wear Summer dresses use silk voiles crepes and fancy fabrics May Sale offers many lots with prices saving 5 to 10 dollars per dress
Offer of especial merit discounts stamped gowns in plain, French or eyelet embroidery. Regular 59c to 75c, May Sale price 38c each, on good nainsock material.
A concise note claims a solution to a longstanding issue affecting many in a community, referencing clothing items and a broad group. The language suggests a local editorial or opinion fragment. Further context is unavailable in the readable text.
George Kleine presents Officer 666 a lively American comedy adapted from the stage success. Estabrook leads with a Broadway pedigree and a cast including Moyles Burnett Connor and Howard. The five reel farce by Austin McHugh played to broad success under Cohan Harris and toured 488 cities. Admission is 10c for adults and 5c for children.
The December 18 1909 Medical Record article by Dr. John F. Russell argues lime starvation precedes pulmonary tuberculosis. It credits Eckman's Alterative with aiding cases due to its lime content, noting no opiates and urging readers to order through a druggist or direct from Eckman Laboratory Philadelphia.
Two Georgia baseball players, the team captain and star shortstop, leave for engineering camp in the mountains of North Georgia and North Carolina. They will miss practice until Friday noon when they return to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech game. The piece humorously notes their absence and includes an advertisement for Dr. Bell's Pine-Tar-Honey and other Foley remedies.
The advertisement touts a character line of luggage including Indestructo Likly and others with steamer trunks dress trunks gentlemen's trunks and wardrobe trunks priced from 5.00 to 75.00. It argues good baggage denotes character and tempts vacation travelers to buy substantial travel gear.
Special to the Banner Springfield Illinois May 3 fifty years ago tomorrow the body of Abraham Lincoln was laid to rest in Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield. The world’s interest has centered on the death car that carried the body west from Washington. Lincoln rests in a stone catacomb on a plain marble sarcophagus. The tomb bears his name and the line from his inaugural speech With malice toward none with charity for all. A granite shaft 98 feet high with a bronze statue marks the site. The Shah of Persia has dyed the tails of his horses crimson to distinguish the royal livery.
Maurice Jankower leaves tomorrow for Asheville North Carolina to attend the New York Life convention for Southern agents who have written a set amount of insurance this past year He is among the top qualifiers and the three day sessions will be at the Grove Park Inn.
Mrs A L Luckie of East Rochester New York suffered long sick headache and despondency from a weakened stomach. After taking Chamberlains Tablets she found them pleasant and mild and weeks later was restored to her former health. Sold by all dealers.
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